by Dr. Lindeman | Feb 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
In my last post, we learned about how to use however and nevertheless in your writing. We discussed contrastive sentence connectors and explained their place in crafting arguments. While these two words are the most common (and most misused)contrastive sentence...
by Dr. Lindeman | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the most fundamental skills in writing is the ability to effectively compare two ideas. Luckily for us, the English language provides us with many tools. These are known as sentence connectors. They allow us to easily illustrate the relationship between ideas...
by Dr. Lindeman | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: It doesn’t matter how important your scientific paper is if nobody reads it. Like any other piece of writing, a scientific manuscript needs to be compelling and grab the reader quickly if you want them to read the rest. The...
by Dr. Lindeman | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
There is a peculiar type of homophone (a word that sounds identical to another but differs in meaning, and often spelling) in the English language that constantly trips up writers, even native English speakers. To the best of my knowledge, there is no particular term...
by Dr. Lindeman | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
A college professor of mine would always say that to be a good scientist, you need to be a good writer. Contrary to popular belief, the ability to write well is not a God-given talent but a skill that requires practice and development. For scientific writing, this...
by Dr. Lindeman | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
An important thing to keep in mind when writing a scientific document is making every section as efficient as possible. Many journals impose a word limit on manuscripts and even a separate one for the abstract. The same is true when applying for grants. Numerous...
